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Mary Portas

English retail consultant

United Kingdom · b. 1960

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Mary Portas, 51, was born and brought up in Hertfordshire. She started her career as a Saturday girl in John Lewis. In 1989, she joined Harvey Nichols, and left in 1997 to found the marketing agency Yellowdoor. In 2007, she began her television career with the BBC2 series Mary Queen Of Shops. In 2011, she launched her own clothing, footwear and accessories collection with House of Fraser. Her new Channel 4 series, Mary's Bottom Line, follows her crusade to reignite the UK clothing industry. She lives in London with her two children by her former husband, and her partner, Melanie Rickey.

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight read 575 other answers →

Now. Without a doubt

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

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My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

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